Professional Growth Goal
My growth goal for this year was to focus on student engagement in the classroom. While I was met with many challenges, I was able to successfully meet my goal and I look forward to continuing to focus on student engagement in the future.
I was able to meet my goal by doing the following:
Clearly communicate, model, and enforce high standards in the classroom
Build positive relationships with parents and students
Build culture within the classroom
Foster positive interactions between students and teacher
Maximize learning time and practice smooth transitions
Clearly post student objectives
Incorporate a variety of teaching methods
CSTP Self-Assessment results
Below are the results for the pre and post CTSP self-assessments. The results are listed in order of my personal teaching strengths.
Areas of Strength
The first area of strength that I hold as an educator is creating and maintaining effective learning environments for students. I promote social development and responsibility within a caring community where each student is treated fairly and respectfully. I am able to create a learning environment that promotes student learning, reflects diversity, and encourages constructive and productive interactions among students. I ensure that I employ classroom routines, procedures, norms, and supports for positive behavior to ensure a climate in which all students can learn.
The second area of strength that I hold as an educator is understanding and organizing subject matter for student learning. I constantly exhibit an in-depth working knowledge of English, academic content standards, and curriculum frameworks. I am able to apply knowledge of student development and proficiencies to ensure student understanding of content. I utilize instructional strategies that are appropriate to the subject matter and I adapt resources, technologies, and standards-aligned instructional materials, including adopted materials, to make the subject matter accessible to all students.
The third area of strength that I hold as an educator is the ability to develop as a professional educator. I am always reflecting on my teaching practice to support student learning. I establish professional goals and engage in continuous and purposeful professional growth and development. I collaborate with colleagues on a daily basis and engage in the broader professional community to support my own and my students' learning. I also demonstrate professional responsibility, integrity, and ethical conduct.
opportunities for growth
The first area of growth that I need to focus on is planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students. I feel as though I do a fine job of this but I want my students to be more engaged and have fun with the content.
The second area of growth that I need to focus on is assessing students for learning. I am always assessing my students' work but I feel as though I do not give students enough extensive feedback needed to succeed.
Proud Teacher moments
